Lophyra (Stenolophyra) luxerii (Dejean, 1831)

Serrano, Artur R. M., 2007, Notes on tiger beetles from Guinea-Bissau, with description of a new species of Cylindera Westwood (Insecta: Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) *, Zootaxa 1630, pp. 1-21 : 8

Lophyra (Stenolophyra) luxerii (Dejean, 1831)

Geographic distribution: Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ivory Coast, People`s Republic of Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya.

Distribution in Guinea –Bissau: 5, 6, 8, 11B, 16, 17, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, 39B, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46.

Specimens sampled: Coli (Quebo), 27.VI.2006, 1 ɗ, 6.VII.2006, 4 ɗ, 5 Ψ, 12.VII.2006, 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, “DO”, ( AS); Mampatá-Cumbijã, 29.VI.2006, 3 ɗ, 10.VII.2006, 1 ɗ, “DO”, ( AS); Mampatá-Guilege (River Balana), 3.VII.2006, 3 ɗ, “DO”, ( AS); Mukunbo-Chamarra, 3.VII.2006, 2 ɗ, 1 Ψ, “DO”, ( AS); Buba, 5.VII.2006, 9 ɗ, 5 Ψ, “DO”, ( AS); Cufada, 5.VII.2006, 7 ɗ, 1 Ψ, 8.VII.2006, 7 ɗ, “DO”, ( AS); Guilege- Dolo, 11.VII.2006, 2 ɗ, 1 Ψ, “DO”, ( AS).

Remarks: A species with a wide distribution throughout western, central and eastern Africa. L. luxerii is one of the most common tiger beetles in Guinea-Bissau, occurring in open and sunny habitats, such as clearances, paths and footways. This species is sometimes syntopic with Myriochila vicina (Dejean) .